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American Nuclear Society Biology & Medicine Division

This presentation discusses the history, mission, and contributions of the American Nuclear Society Biology & Medicine Division, focusing on the biological applications and medical uses of nuclear technology. It highlights the division's areas of interest, officers, governance, budget, position statements, services to membership, and sponsored meetings. The presentation also discusses the formation and objectives of the Computational Medical Physics Working Group and outlines the division's metrics, measures, and goals for the future.

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American Nuclear Society Biology & Medicine Division

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  1. American Nuclear SocietyBiology & MedicineDivision Presentation to the ANS Board of Directors by Rolf Zeisler, Chair-Elect Albuquerque, NM

  2. History and Mission of BMD • The Biology and Medicine Division (BMD) of the American Nuclear Society focuses on the biological applications and medical uses of the atom. • Members focus on the application and development of nuclear technology for the life sciences, as well as the impact of such technology on society. Areas of interest include neutron, photon, and charged-particle applications, dosimetry, radiographic and radioisotope imaging, radionuclide production, bone and tissue dosimetry, biological effects of radiation exposure, and other related subjects.

  3. Officers (1-yr term) Chair Sam Glover Vice-Chair Rolf Zeisler Secretary/Treasurer Sheldon Landsberger Board Liaison Ann Bisconti Executive Committee (3-yr term) Elisabete A. DeNadai Ferandes Robert R. Greenberg Stephen P. LaMont Sheldon Landsberger Nicholas M. Spyrou Albert L. Wiley, Jr. Rolf Zeisler 2006-2007BMD Governance

  4. BMD Membership Trend

  5. BMD Budget • In 2005 and 2006, 100% of expenditures supported students • 2006, a distribution of 5k to the Vogt Award was to have been made. Two travel awards for students (one each by IRD and BMD) in memoriam of Hevesy Award winner Jeroen de Goeij

  6. BMD Contributions to ANS • Position Statements • Food Irradiation: active • Radon in Homes: under review • Newly formed Computational Medical Physics Working Group with MCD • Participation with Other Professional Societies ANS members also members in • AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine) • HPS (Health Physics Society and local chapters) • ACS (American Chemical Society) • AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists)

  7. BMD Services to Membership • New technical subcommittees planning sessions • Newsletter Spring 2005 • Web Site updated periodically • Scholarships • Endowment for Vogt Award • Student Conference support • Special travel grant to best paper in BMD-track • Special travel grant to student presenter at MARC

  8. Computational Medical Physics Working Group • Formed in 2005 and co-sponsored by BMD and MCD, the CMPWG is a multidisciplinary group which served to promotes the advancement of computational tools, experimental data, and enabling technologies which are applicable to clinical problems in medical and health physics • The applications include computational benchmarks on phantoms and detectors, large scale optimization, deterministic and stochastic approaches to radiation therapy and diagnostic problems.

  9. Computational Medical Physics Working Group • Website: http://cmpwg.ans.org. • Joint program development with sponsoring Divisions • Held sessions at RPSD’s Topical in Carlsbad, April 2-6, 2006. • Held one session at the Annual meeting: Computational Medical Physics Benchmarks, Tuesday - June 6, 2006 • Planned Workshop: CMPWG Workshop II – University of Florida, Gainesville October 2007

  10. BMD-Sponsored Meetings • Safeguards (Class I) • International Topical (Class IV/II) Meeting on Industrial Radiation and Radioisotope Measurement Applications (IRRMA) • MARC VII (Class I) April 7-11, 2006

  11. BMD-Sponsored Meetings • Modern Trends in (Class IV)Activation Analysis (MTAA) • Pacific Basin (Class I)Nuclear Conference • Nuclear Analytical (Class IV) Methods in the Life Sciences (NAMLS)

  12. 2006 Winter Meeting Sessions • General Session • Nuclear Methods in Assessing Trace Element Status in Chronic Human Disease • Nuclear Methods in Support of Nano- to Micro-Domain Sciences • Recent Developments in Metrological and Quality Assurance Aspects of Nuclear Analytical Methods

  13. BMD Metrics & Measures 2005

  14. Summary and Future Goals • Maintain support for student activities and professional development • Coordinate with Young Members Technical Group • Joint program development • Mentoring opportunities • Issue newsletter and update website • Coordinate with other professional societies (ie. AAPM, HPS) • Possible Topical meeting on Production and Application of Medical and Industrial Isotopes

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